WINTER CRAYON RESISTS

Crayon resist is a technique that usually combines crayons and dark paint or ink. Snow scenes can be created using white tempera instead of black.

What You Need:

Paper (this works very well on darker colored paper - ie: blue)

Pencil

Crayons

White tempera paint (watered down)

Paintbrushes

Water

Water containers

A covered work area

What You Do:

Draw a winter scene on the paper.

Colour the scene in using crayons.

Make sure the crayon is applied heavily so it will repel the paint.

Leave a few areas free of crayon so that the paint has something the "grab onto".

Apply a thin coat of white tempera paint over the crayon.

The result will look like a snowy day.

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